GPR Concrete Scanning Adelaide
Structural Concrete Scanning • Reinforcement Mapping • Post-Tension Identification • Slab Investigation • Detailed Reporting
Professional non-destructive concrete investigation across Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia.
Know What’s Inside the Concrete
Scan Core S.A Pty Ltd specialises in GPR concrete scanning and structural concrete investigation. Ground Penetrating Radar allows reinforcing and other detectable embedded features to be investigated non-destructively, helping provide information about the construction of a slab, wall, beam, column or other concrete element before work proceeds.
Owner/operator Shane Andresen brings over 30 years of experience working with concrete structures and construction, including around 10 years specialising in GPR concrete scanning. You deal directly with the technician carrying out the survey—from the initial enquiry through to the final report.
What Can GPR Concrete Scanning Tell You?
- Reinforcing bar and mesh locations
- Reinforcement spacing and approximate cover
- Multiple layers of reinforcement
- Post-tension tendon locations
- Slab thickness and structural depth information
- Beams, thickened areas, footings and structural changes
- Suspended slab and Bondek construction
- Walls, columns and precast elements
- Other detectable embedded features
- Voids and anomalous radar responses where detectable
- Possible delamination or separation indications
- Information to assist structural investigation and penetration planning
GPR results are interpreted from radar responses within the specific areas scanned. Detection capability varies with concrete condition, target material, depth, congestion and site conditions.
Proceq GP8000 Pro
Scan Core uses the Proceq GP8000 Pro for structural concrete scanning. The GP8000 uses stepped-frequency continuous-wave (SFCW) ground penetrating radar technology across a broad frequency range, allowing high-resolution structural imaging from a single portable scanner.
Scan data is transmitted wirelessly to an iPad, allowing the radar information to be viewed and interpreted on site. Line scans and area scans can be reviewed using multiple visualisation modes, helping Shane identify reinforcement patterns, depth relationships and structural features while carrying out the survey.
Typical structures scanned
- On-ground concrete slabs
- Suspended slabs
- Post-tensioned slabs
- Bondek slabs
- Concrete walls
- Beams and columns
- Footings and pads
- Precast concrete
- Culverts and civil structures
- Commercial and industrial floors
More Than Marks on the Slab
Where required, Scan Core can provide a detailed PDF report so the information collected during the survey remains available to the project team after the site visit.
- Scan locations and site information
- GPR radar images
- Reinforcement spacing and depth information
- Slab thickness and concrete cover observations
- Marked and labelled site photographs
- Structural observations and findings
- Concrete testing results where included
- Clear written summaries and limitations
Why Scan Before Drilling or Modifying Concrete?
Concrete can contain reinforcing steel, post-tension tendons and other embedded features that are not visible from the surface. A GPR survey can provide valuable information before penetrations or structural modifications are planned, helping the project team make better-informed decisions and reduce the risk of damaging important embedded elements.
GPR is also valuable when the purpose of the work is investigation rather than penetration—for example, establishing reinforcement configuration, checking concrete cover, comparing structural areas, investigating unknown construction or documenting existing conditions.
GPR Is Non-Destructive
Ground Penetrating Radar uses electromagnetic waves to investigate the concrete without cutting into or damaging the structure. Unlike radiographic inspection, GPR does not use ionising radiation and can generally be undertaken without the exclusion requirements associated with X-ray methods.
Need Concrete Scanning?
For GPR concrete scanning, structural investigation or detailed reporting in Adelaide or anywhere in South Australia, contact Shane directly.
Scan Core S.A Pty Ltd • Adelaide & South Australia • Fully Insured • SWMS & JSA Compliant
